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<center>''Were you looking for the [[UNSC]] equivalent used by [[ODST]]s, the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]?''</center> | <center>''Were you looking for the [[UNSC]] equivalent used by [[ODST]]s, the [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIVs]]?''</center> | ||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
|name= | |name=Orbital Insertion Pod | ||
|image=[[File:Pod_22.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Pod_22.jpg|300px]] | ||
|class=Insertion Vehicle | |class=Insertion Vehicle | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=[[Covenant Empire]] | ||
|modifier= | |modifier= | ||
|sysmods= | |sysmods= | ||
|length= | |length= | ||
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|max accel=Freefall | |max accel=Freefall | ||
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|firstsight= | |firstsight=[[Fall of Reach]] | ||
|destroyed= | |destroyed= | ||
|retired= | |retired= | ||
|lastsight= | |lastsight= | ||
|battles= | |battles= | ||
|affiliation= | |affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] | ||
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The '''Orbital Insertion Pod''' is a | The '''Orbital Insertion Pod''' is a single-occupant, [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]-manufactured, high-altitude deployment vehicle. It is roughly cylindrical in shape, but with two tapered, slightly angular ends. It is made of burnished cyan-purple metal, but has an opulent, white interior with a contour that conforms to the physique of a Covenant [[Sangheili]]. Upon impact with the ground, the pod splits into two halves, revealing the interior, and allowing the Sangheili inside to escape and move. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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They also appear in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level {{Levelname|Floodgate}}, sent by the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' to aid [[John-117]] and Thel 'Vadam against the [[Flood]] infestation in [[Voi]]. The impact is hard enough to break the occupying Elite's energy shield, once it hits the ground. | They also appear in the ''[[Halo 3]]'' level {{Levelname|Floodgate}}, sent by the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' to aid [[John-117]] and Thel 'Vadam against the [[Flood]] infestation in [[Voi]]. The impact is hard enough to break the occupying Elite's energy shield, once it hits the ground. | ||
They make an appearance in the E3 2010 ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' demo. They appear to be more rounded and bulky than the previous versions.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' ''[[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo|E3 Campaign Demo]]''</ref> | They make an appearance in the E3 2010 ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo|demo]]. They appear to be more rounded and bulky than the previous versions.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' ''[[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo|E3 Campaign Demo]]''</ref> An even larger variant of the pod makes an appearance in the [[Halo: Reach Welcome to Firefight 2.0 Trailer]], deploying [[Jiralhanae]] in the map {{Levelname|Waterfront}}. This pod has three rocket boosters on its underside to cushion its fall, and three hatches on each side that slide upwards instead of blowing open. Once the hatches are open, the openings are also protected by energy fields.<ref>[[Halo: Reach Welcome to Firefight 2.0 Trailer|'''Halo: Reach''' - ''Welcome to Firefight 2.0'']]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*On Uprising, one may see that the occupant in an insertion pod will die on impact immediately after the hatch on the pod blows open, meaning that they are as dangerous as the SOEIV, although this could have been a glitch.{{Verify_source}} | *On the level {{Levelname|Uprising}} in ''Halo 2'', one may see that the occupant in an insertion pod will die on impact immediately after the hatch on the pod blows open, meaning that they are as dangerous as the SOEIV, although this could have been a glitch.{{Verify_source}} | ||
*The first time the Covenant Orbital Insertion Pods were seen was during the ''Halo 2'' Announcement Trailer, where Sangheili came down and openly challenged John-117 with [[Energy Swords]]. | |||
*The first time the | |||
*In ''Halo 3'', there is a [[Drop Pod glitch]] where one may get into the pods on the level Floodgate when playing on [[Co-Op]] as the second, third, or fourth player (a Sangheili), provided the pods are not shot at all. If you approach one and hold the Right Bumper, you can jump into the pod, as if it were a vehicle. | *In ''Halo 3'', there is a [[Drop Pod glitch]] where one may get into the pods on the level Floodgate when playing on [[Co-Op]] as the second, third, or fourth player (a Sangheili), provided the pods are not shot at all. If you approach one and hold the Right Bumper, you can jump into the pod, as if it were a vehicle. | ||
*The drop pods resemble ancient Egyptian sarcophagi; the posture of the Sangheili inside (arms crossed) resembles the posture of the mummified remains placed within Egyptian coffins. | *The drop pods resemble ancient Egyptian sarcophagi; the posture of the Sangheili inside (arms crossed) resembles the posture of the mummified remains placed within Egyptian coffins. | ||